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Broderbund Software, Inc. (stylized as Brøderbund) was an American maker of video games, educational software, and productivity tools.Broderbund is best known for the 8-bit video game hits Choplifter, Lode Runner, Karateka, and Prince of Persia (all of which originated on the Apple II), as well as The Print Shop—originally for printing signs and banners on dot matrix printers—and the Myst ...
Colossal Pictures employee James Baker originally worked on Koala Lumpur as a TV pitch for LA network executives. The project was about a mystical problem solver that was a mixture between Yoda and Mandrake the Magician, who had an Indiana Jones-esque sidekick named Dr Dingo. He ultimately failed in getting it off the ground.
Broderbund was a large American software developer and publisher most active in the 1980s and the 1990s. Though most of their products were video games , they also published a number of home productivity software titles.
Broderbund Software Windows 3.1 and 95 (16 bit and 32 bit) / MS-DOS Beginning with this version every copy of Family Tree Maker for Windows came with both a Windows 95 (32-bit) and Windows 3.1x (16-bit) version. [21] [22] 3.02 October 1995 Broderbund Software Windows 32 bit [23] 3.02 Mac January 1997 Broderbund Software
Myst is an adventure video game designed by Rand and Robyn Miller.It was developed by Cyan, Inc., published by Broderbund, and first released in 1993 for the Macintosh.In the game, the player travels via a special book to a mysterious island called Myst.
While Broderbund had previously had licensing deals with companies like Wendy's, KFC and Kodak, this marked the first time they created a game for a promotional partner. [5] The promotion was supported by spot and cable TV and print advertising. The animated TV spot was created by New York-based Ammirati Puris Lintas.
Karateka is a 1984 martial arts action game for the Apple II by Jordan Mechner.It is his first published game and was created while he was attending Yale University.The game was published in North America by Broderbund and in Europe by Ariolasoft.
Launched on May 21, 1997, and based in Novato, California, the name comes from the first six letters of "Broderbund," which spell "Red Orb" when reversed. [ 1 ] After its parent company Broderbund was acquired by The Learning Company in 1998, Red Orb's brand continued to be used and was supported by the latter's Mindscape division. [ 5 ]